Fish-hook.



No. 882,882. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. J. G. HENZEL. FISH HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27,1907.

W attozmzlg JOHN G. HENZEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FISH-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2 4, 1908.

Application filed Kay 27, 1907. Serial No. 375,886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. HENZEL, citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fish-Hooks, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to fish hooks, and comprises a'novel form of hook adapted for use in connection with either natura or artificial baits, and consists of a. double or tandem hook on a single shank, one hook, at the front, being presented upwardly, and the other hook, at the rear, for short bitersi, being presented downwardl the hooks beingralso provided with wee ards.

he invention is illustrate in the accompan ing drawing which is a perspective view of t e hook.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 6 indicates a long shank having a rear book 7 and a front hook 8, the former of which is' presented downwardly and the latter of which is presented upwardly, or, in other words, the hooks are presented oppositely with respect to the shank. 1

The shank is weighted near the front end with a piece of lead 9 shaped to keep the hook right side up and in proper position. The bait is attached to the front hook and extends back over the rear hook, the piece of lead 9 and the other parts being formed so that the hooks will ride right side up with the point of the front hook up and the rear hook pointing down, and when a fish strikes short.

or at the rear end of the bait he will get the rear hook through his lower li the front hook being adapted to en age t e upper lip when the whole bait is ta en.

Each hook is provided with a weed guard 10 consisting of a looped wire soldered or otherwise secured to the shank and projecting outwardl in front of the -point of the book. It 1 be noticed that the guard just clears the point of the hook so that it has free movement either inwardly or laterall and will not interfere with hookin a fis should he strike from the side ofthe iook.

The sha e of the piece of lead 9 necessary to cause tiie hooks to ride ri ht side up as stated is flattened on top, wit an excess of weight below the shank, whereby the pressure of the water as the hook is drawn through the same will cause the hook to ride in the manner stated.

I claim:

A hook consisting of a single shank provided with a front hook projecting in one direction and a rear hook projecting in the opposite direction, and a piece on the shank flattened on top and with an excess of weight below the shank to cause the hooks to ride with the front hook up and the rear hook down, when drawn through the water..

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in'presence of two witnesses.

. JOHN G. HENZEL.

Witnesses: a

NELLIE FEL'rsKoo, H. G. BATCHELOR. 

